The Death of Marat

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Neoclassical painting history painting painting

The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
La Mort de Marat 1
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neoclassical painting ⓘ
history painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artStyle austere classicism ⓘ
sculptural lighting ⓘ
commissionedBy Jacobin supporters of Marat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jacques-Louis David ⓘ
depictionStyle dramatic ⓘ
depicts Charlotte Corday ⓘ
Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
assassination of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
depictsEvent murder of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
depictsPlace Paris ⓘ
depictsTime 13 July 1793 ⓘ
function political propaganda ⓘ
revolutionary martyr image ⓘ
genre political painting ⓘ
revolutionary propaganda ⓘ
hasColorPalette muted tones ⓘ
strong chiaroscuro ⓘ
hasInscription letter held by Marat ⓘ
signature of Jacques-Louis David ⓘ
hasTheme political martyrdom ⓘ
revolutionary virtue ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
violence and idealization ⓘ
iconicFor image of the French Revolution ⓘ
martyrdom of Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
inception 1793 ⓘ
influencedBy Christian martyr imagery ⓘ
Pietà iconography ⓘ
classical sculpture ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
mainSubject French Revolution ⓘ
Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
movement Neoclassicism ⓘ
narrativeContext French Revolution ⓘ
Reign of Terror ⓘ
originalTitle The Death of Marat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: La Mort de Marat
portrays Jean-Paul Marat holding a letter ⓘ
Jean-Paul Marat in a bathtub ⓘ
bathtub used as a desk ⓘ
bloodied knife on the floor ⓘ
wooden writing box ⓘ
significantFigure Charlotte Corday ⓘ
Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ
title The Death of Marat self-link ⓘ

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Charlotte Corday → depictedIn → The Death of Marat ⓘ
Jean-Paul Marat → hasDepiction → The Death of Marat ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
Charlotte Corday → inspiredWork → The Death of Marat ⓘ
Jacques-Louis David → notableWork → The Death of Marat ⓘ
The Death of Marat → originalTitle → The Death of Marat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: La Mort de Marat
The Death of Marat → title → The Death of Marat self-link ⓘ